The AP (1/8) reports that "a new survey commissioned by Idaho lawmakers finds that teachers and administrators in districts across the state have deep concerns about class sizes, salaries and negative public perceptions about teachers and their efforts in the classroom." Presented Tuesday to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, the findings "also tone down previous reports by state agencies and media showing Idaho teachers are leaving the state and profession in significant numbers." The AP says that "the report found that 937 teachers, or 5.4 percent of certified staff, left during the 2009-10 academic year and 1,112, or 6 percent, during 2011-12," noting that "those totals are less than the 1,884 teachers the Department of Education reported leaving during the 2011-12 school year."
On its website, Boise State Public Radio (1/10, Cotterell) quotes Lance McCleve with Idaho's Office of Performance Evaluations, who presented the study, entitled "Workforce Issues Affecting Public School Teachers," to the committee. Commenting on the study's findings, McCleve remarked, "We could see an undercurrent of despair among teachers." He added, "this isn't to say all teachers are having a really hard time but we did see a large proportion and responses and results from our surveys that show a large proportion of teacher that seem to perceive that there's a climate that disparages their effort and belittles their contribution."
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